Saturday Caps Clips: Caps @ Preds Game Day

by EmilyB on Sep 25, 2010 11:06 AM EDT in Caps Clips

[Photo: Bridget Samuels] Congrats are in order for Coach Arturs Irbe on the occasion of his induction as the first hockey player ever in the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame. Sveicieni!

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Here is the presumptive Capitals lineup for tonight's game against the Nashville Predators, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner On The Forecheck for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
Japers' Rink Radio hits the interwaves today at 10 Eastern. Pepper and Russell will wrap up training camp and the Caps' first preseason win @ Columbus, look ahead to tonight's contest in Music City, and welcome guest Scott Cullen, fantasy puck columnist for TSN.ca. [JRR]
Here's some fantasy rankings to get you started. [NHL.com, Sportsnet.ca, ESPN]
Notes and whatnot from Friday's practice. [OFB, bridgetds (pics)]
Taking a look at the upcoming season's numbers for Alex Ovechkin. [Capitals Outsider]
Ovi's gonna light up the ice with his spiffy new kicks. And light up the internets with this goofy new commercial. [Puck Daddy]
On D, the kids are alright. And Tom Poti has their backs anyway. [WaPo]
Tyler Sloan and John Erskine have been here before. [Masisak]
The Swift Current Broncos are sending around milk cartons with Cody Eakin's picture on them. [Leader-Post]
Former Cap Chris Bourque is doing just fine in Russia. Just. Fine. [Russian Hockey Fans]
Pictures from Friday's practice. [@ikeastan]
Uncle Ted is ready for some hockey. [Ted's Take]
The Verizon Center is ready for a better set of schedulers. [Jumping the Glass]
And the Caps are ready to show off all their homegrown goodness. [Dump 'n Chase]
Goalie coach Arturs Irbe becomes the first hockey player ever to be inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame. [Latvians Online]
Meet Sean Parker, the Capitals' Director of Social Media. [Ross Hollebon]
In which the Capitals become a case study in how "getting good" influenced the secondary ticket sales market. [The Cato Institute]
Further discussion of the Caps/Pens big gig on HBO. [OFB, Rock the Red, the CAPS lock, NESN.com]
And some round tabling of breakout years and just who's on the hot seat. [Kings of Leonsis]
30 in 30: Tom Poti... [Red Line Station]
... and Dany Sabourin... [RLS]
... and a look ahead to D.J. King's season. [Peerless]
It's nearly October, and we're ready to hand out some hardware. [Red Line Station]
Hockey for a good cause and with some amazing players in Hagerstown tonight. [Puck 'n' Hockey]
The Volchinator turns 33 today. Have a happy one, Alexandre!

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25 Bullets! Nice work, Emily. And here I was wondering what I’d be doing all day…

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Sep 25, 2010 9:23 AM EDT reply actions

something else to pass the time: Ska St. Petersburg (Afinogenov, Yashin, Zubov, Nabokov) vs. Dinamo R on ESPN3, just started (10am). they’re doing a russian “na-na-na-na, hey-hey-hey, goodbye,” just minutes into the first period.

by Natty Bumppo on Sep 25, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

SKA St. Pete in white.

by Natty Bumppo on Sep 25, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Loved the Cato piece on secondary ticket markets. Stubhub has been a great resource in getting tickets the past few seasons.

"Just the fact that I knew something was bad, I knew it was probably broken, I knew I'd have to miss some time--that makes me upset more than anything."

by QuintinLainged on Sep 25, 2010 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

I second that. I just got tickets to the preseason game in boston on wednesday. I payed 12 each for lower bowl seats (about 20 each after fees and shipping), and the price on the ticket was 69. I’ll try and give a good report after I get home from the game, since no one will probably be able to see it.

by Capcrazy77 on Sep 25, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

“sending around milk cartons” Classic!

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by Boggles on Sep 25, 2010 10:10 AM EDT reply actions

Just saw on Puck Daddy that the Rangers are going to put Redden on waivers. How long have we seen this one coming for?

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by timmyv38 on Sep 25, 2010 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

For while, I presume. The question is …. will anybody bite and thus relieve the Rangers of a bad contract?

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by CapsFan75 on Sep 25, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

No. Probably not even on re-entry waivers. The deal is just too long.

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by red army line on Sep 25, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Love the bad pun in the title “Wade Redden Error”. So now the Rangers will get “red” of him.

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by CapsFan75 on Sep 25, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I posted the list of players put on waivers today here.

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by bagace on Sep 25, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Question for discussion (on this beautiful Saturday afternoon):

If Cody was eligible for Hershey, would he still be practicing/playing with the big club?

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by EmilyB on Sep 25, 2010 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

My guess is yes…but you’d know better!

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by bigonetimer on Sep 25, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Based on his play to date, yes, I believe if he was destined to start the season in the AHL, he’d still be with the NHL team through at least tonight’s game, IMO.

by sk84fun_dc on Sep 25, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Per Katie C’s twitter, two more to Hershey, Wellar and Holtby:

so based on my notes, remaining in camp (39):

G (3): Neuvirth, Sabourin, Varlamov

D (11): Alzner, Carlson, Collins, Erskine, Fahey, Green, Miskovic, Nycholat, Poti, Schultz, Sloan

F (25): Aucoin, Backstrom, Beagle, Bouchard, Bradley, Chimera, Eakin, Fehr, Fleischmann, AGordon, BGordon, Greentree, Hendricks, Johansson, Joudrey, King, Knuble, Laich, GMcNeill*, Ovechkin, Perreault, Pinizzotto, Semin, Steckel, Willsie

*Grant McNeill is listed as a dman on the Caps rosters, but he skates with the forwards in practice and plays wing for Hershey

Hershey contract players still in camp (2): Nycholat and GMcNeill
FA invite (1): Hendricks

Players report for Hershey’s camp on Monday, on-ice Tuesday, so some more assignments may happen after tonight’s preseason game, plus the Caps schedule only lists one practice time starting tomorrow.

by sk84fun_dc on Sep 25, 2010 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Most likely, Sabourin will be sent down.

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by CapsFan75 on Sep 25, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Prospects playing in juniors

As of Friday night’s games, all 6 Caps’ prospects playing in the CHL (as of now) have played their first games of the season. USHL regular season doesn’t start until Friday, still playing preseason games now.

by sk84fun_dc on Sep 25, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

Info. from Predators site about Preds expected line-up

http://predators.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2010010047&navid=DL|NSH|home

Goaltenders: Anders Lindback, Pekka Rinne

Defensemen: Ryan Ellis, Aaron Johnson, Brett Palin, Ryan Parent, Alexander Sulzer, Shea Weber

Forwards: Wade Belak, J-P Dumont, Blake Geoffrion, Marcel Goc, Matt Halischuk, Patric Hornqvist, Sergei Kostitsyn, Matthew Lombardi, Nick Spaling, Steve Sullivan, Colin Wilson, Kelsey Wilson

by sk84fun_dc on Sep 25, 2010 2:29 PM EDT reply actions

Will this game be on Pred TV / is finding a stream of this game a possibility or will it be like the last preseason game with radio only?

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by Bman21212 on Sep 25, 2010 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

Per NHL.com there is no TV for this one.

by DonCaps819 on Sep 25, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t look like it

by Eggseronius on Sep 25, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Today I went to watch practice for the first time this (pre) season. The morning skate started earlier than the “advertised” time of 10:30. I had arrived around 10:15 and drills were in earnest. I talked to a woman in a Team Sweden jersey who was taking pictures and she had arrived at 9:45 and also noticed the guys were out their early. In an amazing bit of timing, we were talking about Backstrom when he skated by the stands and did a stick tap. (I presume he noticed the Team Sweden jersey.)

Other news. Kettler had now separated the pro shop and the team store. The pro shop has been relocated to be upstairs on 2nd floor. Reports are that the traffic to the Team Store is light except around the time frames when practice is happening. There’s now extra room for customers to look around (in both stores) but did separating them cost them the synergy?

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by CapsFan75 on Sep 25, 2010 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

So, congratulations to Francois Bouchard. He gets to play on the Caps top line in tonight’s preseason game.

I was at practice and noticed a hirsute brown haired fellow on the line with Knuble and Backstrom who was obviously not Ovi. I asked someone who it was and found out it was Bouchard. CI has confirmed that Bouchard will, indeed, be skating on the top line. Bouchard is the closest friend of Perreault (speaking of hirsute).

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by CapsFan75 on Sep 25, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions